Facebook group forms in response to Maes’ ‘Vast Bicycling Conspiracy’

A new, tounge-in-cheek Facebook group has formed in response to The Denver Post report about Dan Maes warning voters that efforts in Denver to promote bicycling were part of a nefarious United Nations program.

The Facebook group calls itself Vast Bicycling Conspiracy. Maes prompted a lot of attention when he said in an interview that the efforts to boost bicycling by Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper were due to influence from the United Nations.

“This is bigger than it looks like on the surface, and it could threaten our personal freedoms,” Maes said in an interview.

Joey Bunch has been a reporter for 28 years, including the last 12 at The Denver Post. For various newspapers he has covered the environment, water issues, politics, civil rights, sports and the casino industry.